The Legal Counsel will lead commercial contracting, support corporate operations, manage IP and confidentiality processes, and build legal infrastructure from the ground up in a stealth-mode battery startup focused on revolutionizing clean energy technology. This role offers significant impact working closely with leadership in a mission-driven environment.
What You'll Do
- Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of MSAs and commercial supply agreements
- Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of customer purchase agreements
- Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of vendor and procurement contracts
- Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of manufacturing and services agreements
- Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of NDAs and evaluation agreements
- Own contract lifecycle management and internal approvals
- Develop fallback language and standardized positions
- Support Operations, Engineering, and Procurement with responsive legal guidance
- Maintain corporate records and governance documentation
- Support board materials and financing document coordination
- Assist with employment-related documentation in partnership with external counsel
- Coordinate regulatory filings and compliance documentation where applicable
- Manage NDA processes at scale
- Coordinate patent prosecution and IP filings with outside counsel
- Maintain internal IP tracking and assignment documentation
- Build contract playbooks and clause libraries
- Implement and manage contract tracking systems
- Create legal intake workflows and response SLAs
- Reduce outside counsel reliance for recurring matters
What We're Looking For
- JD and active bar membership
- 5–7 years of legal experience (combination of law firm and/or in-house)
- Strong commercial contracting experience required
- Ability to independently manage negotiations with limited supervision
Nice to Have
- Experience negotiating complex vendor or supply agreements preferred
- Experience supporting venture-backed or scaling companies preferred
- Familiarity with manufacturing, hardware, or regulated industries is a plus
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexible Work Schedule: Getting the job done isn't always 9 AM to 5 PM. Determine your working hours so you get things done when it works for you and your family
- Health Care: We are currently under Rippling’s PEO and offer medical, vision, dental insurance to keep you and your dependents covered
- Hybrid Work Environment: While most of the company is in office most days, this role is remote/hybrid. With some onsite expectations, with flexibility to work remotely
- Flexible Vacation: We offer unlimited PTO, so you can get the time off you need that works for you
- Retirement: Plan for your future with the company's 401k plan
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and equity
Work Mode
At minimum, we expect this employee to travel onsite for critical business meetings approximately once per quarter
We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.
